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I have long been a hunt-and-peck wannabee touch typist, but never had the patience or discipline.

Finally, however, I have mastered the key locations, and can manage about 15 wpm. The same online test gave me 30 wpm for two-fingered typing, but I think if I push myself in real use, I may be able to manage about 50% more than that, so 45 wpm, without compromising accuracy. One test actually gave me 70 wpm, but when I type like that while working, I make quite a lot of errors.

This is obviously not fast enough for real work. 15 wpm is a lot slower in proportion to 45 wpm. I am forcing myself to touch type for a while every day though.

Does anyone have any tips for how to get to a useful speed? Or is it just a question of "practice makes perfect"?

It may be worth mentioning that I decided to learn dvorak. Apart from the mooted ergonomic benefits, I thought it could only be an advantage to have the letters in different places from what my keyboard says.

for me it was practice practice practice.....you end up having some creative spellings at times but it pays off. When I was middle school, long time ago, we used a rudimentary touch type program but I do not remember the name of it.

This is fun test: https://www.speedtypingonline.com/typing-test

I found this while searching DuckDuck:
http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20100 ... utors.html
http://linuxreviews.org/beginner/learn-touch/

The best thing I ever learned in high school was typing.
It was not my favorite subject but it has been the most useful.

Use the typing program from time to time to practice the basics.

When you type, make an effort to keep your eyes on the screen.
You will find that not only do you see the error but will feel it before.
It will also help to improve your speed and accuracy.